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DEFINITION OF A NETWORK

DEFINITION OF A NETWORK (NETWORKING 101)

A Network is basically a connection of two or more devices in wireless or wired in other to share information.This definition is just a peak of an iceberg about the full functionalities of an network.

Importance of a Network.

A network is so important that we can't just do without it in our daily activities. When we connect our phones using a Bluetooth, we've just created a network.When we want to share applications, we turn on Xender app. For the Xender app to share our application its creates a wireless network.When we want to withdraw our money using an ATM of another bank or a different branch, a network is established.The importance of a network grows everyday.There are different types of a network based on their coverage.

L.A.N:

An acronym for Local Area Network.This is the type of network used in a SOHO (Small Office Home Office).A LAN is also used in our homes,the connection you create through Bluetooth is a LAN. So basically a LAN is a type of network that does not a large area geographically.That means a connection in an office building is a LANThe one in your school is a LAN whether wireless or not.Several devices are used to set-up a LANRead them up here.

M.A.N

Metropolitan Area Network, a network of an extensive coverage geographically.Imagine a connection between a bank in New York and a bank in ChicagoOr a connection between a bank in Lagos and a bank in Kaduna.That's an example of a Metropolitan Area Network.It runs a wide coverage but not up to that of WAN.

W.A.N

Most people use Facebook, but never wondere

d what kind of connection exist, that i can text to someone totally in a different part of the world.Well not that bad. A Wide Area Network, is a network of the whole world that can run From China to Ghana That i could stay in my comfort zone and watch something happening elsewhere maybe in Iran or Russia, is because a connection exist between my T.V and the News Station i am watching.So a Wide Area Network is a network that covers a very large geographical area.But bear in mind that a Wide Area Network is a combination of several, millions of Local Area Network.